Challenges in the PFAS Remediation of Soil and Landfill Leachate: A Review
2021 (English)In: Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research, ISSN 2766-6190, Vol. 2, no 2, article id 006Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The use of per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has resulted in the contamination of different environmental matrices. In EU countries, the sites contaminated with PFAS are usually remediated by excavating the soil and disposing of it in a landfill, as no in-situ or on-site techniques capable of treating large quantities of soil cost-effectively have been developed. Landfilling of PFAS-contaminated soil is one of the sources of PFAS in landfill leachate. In this paper, the physical and chemical treatment methods to remove PFAS from soils and landfill leachates are described. Among the challenges that may limit the remediation of contaminated sites, we highlight the lack of strict regulation of PFAS in soils, the cost, the ineffectiveness of some methods for the remediation of certain PFAS compounds, and the limitation of the environmental matrices.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lidsen publishing , 2021. Vol. 2, no 2, article id 006
Keywords [en]
Contaminated soil, landfill, leachate, treatment techniques, sorption, stabilization
National Category
Environmental Sciences Other Environmental Engineering
Research subject
Waste Science and Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-100650DOI: 10.21926/aeer.2102006OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-100650DiVA, id: diva2:1789370
Funder
Knowledge Foundation, 20160019
Note
Godkänd;2023;Nivå 0;2023-11-14 (hanlid);
Funder: Ragn-Sells Treatment & Detox AB (20160019)
2023-08-182023-08-182023-11-14Bibliographically approved